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Croatia's version of the EU Blue Card, for highly qualified non-EU professionals with a graduate-level qualification and a job offer here. Because it sits among the categories exempt from the labour-market test, the HZZ test step is skipped for these roles. It's issued as a stay-and-work permit tied to your contract and opens a path toward long-term residence, with family members able to join you for the same period.
Highly qualified non-EU professionals with a higher-education qualification and a Croatian job offer.
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You need a recognized higher education qualification and a job contract of at least one year with a Croatian employer for a highly qualified role.
You can, but in the first two years a change of employer requires a new EU Blue Card application, while after two years you mainly notify the authorities and submit the new contract.
Yes. After five continuous years as an EU Blue Card holder you can qualify for EU long-term residence, with some flexibility for time spent as a Blue Card holder in other EU states.
Its validity follows your employment contract, and you apply to renew it at the police administration before it expires, usually within 30 days of the expiry date.
You generally need your employment contract of at least one year, recognized educational credentials, a valid travel document, health insurance and proof you can support yourself.
Yes. Your spouse and family members can apply for temporary stay through family reunification, normally for a period matching the validity of your Blue Card.
It's Croatia's EU Blue Card for highly qualified non-EU professionals with a graduate-level qualification and a job offer. Because it's exempt from the labour-market test, the HZZ test step is skipped for these roles.
